Her Name is Verity

Another adorable digi image to color from http://www.funkykits.co.uk/catalog/

I flipped her with my HP printer program so she is facing the other way.  I will try this on some of my other images for scrapbooking.

Intermediate Class with Colleeen

On Saturday I took both an advanced and intermediate online class with Colleen at copicmarkerscrapbooking.com.  The classes are great and both Colleen and Guy are awesome instructors.  Here a couple of digi stamps from their store that we used for the intermediate class. Check our their website, it is totally awesome!  http://shop.copicmarkerscrapbooking.com/

COPIC MARKERS

I am thrilled to now be able to teach the techniques needed to make the most of this woderful line of products.  The markers are alcohol based, so they do not ball up paper as water based markers can.
Copic markers come in several types and well over 350 colors. They blend beautifully and will produce a shaded image simply by adding several layers of color to an image. Copic also has an airbrush system that is both portable and user friendly.  Please join in me in a class in the Verde Valley, Arizona, to learn more or go to this link    http://copicmarker.com/products/markers/?page_id=55

MY COPIC MARKER CERTIFICATION

I completed the class yesterday in Phoenix and it was great!!
We needed to jog around the Rock and Roll Marathon race in order to get to downtown Phoenix since the class was on Central Avenue and the race made a loop all around the city, but thanks to my husband, Ray, he got me a map online and showed me the best way to avoid the delays by getting on the 51. What would I do without his love and support?  Kudoos to Ray, I even got there early. (Left home at 6AM on a Sunday)
 I enjoyed having Jennifer as our instructor and met some great ladies and fellow crafters.  I wish some of them lived around Cornville.
As soon as Jen sends the link to the badge, I will proudly put it on this blog!

THUMPER AND FLOWER FROM DISNEY

THUMPER IS PROBABLY MY FAVORITE DISNEY CHARACTER
THESE CUTE LITTLE FELLOWS WERE CUT FROM THE DISNEY CLASSIC CARTRIDGE AND ACCENTED WITH COPIC MARKERS FOR THE DETAILS.  I CUT THEM USING DESIGN STUDIO BECAUSE IN ORDER TO LINE UP ALL OF THE PIECES FOR SIZING YOU NEED A LARGE IMAGE, I TRIED IT ON MY GYPSY BUT THE PIECES WERE JUST TOO SMALL ON THE SMALLER SCREEN.  THE ONE ON THE RIGHT IS CUT WITH A BLACK BACKGROUND SHADOW AND TEXTURED PAPER FOR THE BODY. THE ONE ON THE LEFT HAS A WHITE BACKGROUND BUT I ENDED UP COLORING IT GRAY WITH MY MARKERS BEFORE PUTTING THE FIRST LAYER OVER IT. 
ANOTHER THING I TRIED AND LIKED ALOT IS CUTTING ALL 5 SETS OF IMAGES ON WHITE PAPER AND COLORING THE SETS (THE NEW BOOKS ARE GREAT FOR THIS BECAUSE THEY SHOW THE GROUPING BY FEATURE AND COLOR).  RIGHT ON THE MAT BEFORE TAKING THEM OFF,  I AM NOT KIDDING THERE ARE MANY LITTLE TINY PIECES FOR EACH PART OF THE DESIGN BUT I LOVE A GOOD CHALLENGE!! I TOOK THEM OFF OF THE MAT AND LAID THEM OUT BY COLOR BEFORE ASSEMBLING THE PIECES.  ONCE TOGETHER, I USED THE MARKERS TO SHADE AND HIGHLIGHT THE EDGES OF THE VARIOUS PIECES.  I WILL PROBABLY USE THESE IMAGES FOR A SCRAPBOOKING PAGE FOR GAVIN'S SECOND SCRAPBOOK.  NEXT TIME, I WILL FLIP THE SECOND IMAGE SO THEY CAN BE FACING EACH OTHER ON THE PAGE.  WELL THANKS FOR LOOKING, IF YOU DECIDE TO TRY THIS CARTRIDGE REMEMBER THIS IS A MORE ADVANCED CART AND SHOULD NOT BE TRIED AS YOUR FIRST PROJECT.  I CUT EACH IMAGE OUT 3 TIMES BEFORE I FINALLY GOT THE RIGHT SIZES FOR EACH LITTLE PIECE!!

THIS ONE IS OF A MUCH LARGER FLOWER ALONG SIDE OF THUMPER.  I JUST LOVE THE FINISHED IMAGES FROM THIS CART, I THINK BAMBI WILL BE NEXT!

DISNEY CLASSIC CARTRIDGE

BAMBI WAS ALWAYS ONE OF MY FAVORITE DISNEY CLASSICS SO WHEN I SAW THIS CART I JUST FELT LIKE I HAD TO HAVE IT.  THIS CUTE LITTLE FELLOW IS CALLED FLOWER AND HIS FRIEND IS THUMPER RABBIT WHOM I PLAN ON SCRAPPING NEXT.

BECAUSE OF ALL OF THE LAYERS, I CHOSE TO COLOR SOME OF THE DETAILS WITH MY COPIC MARKERS AND HIGHLIGHT WITH COPIC SPICA MARKERS FOR SOME SPARKLE..  THE SENTIMENT IS FROM WILD CARD.  I STARTED OUT TO MAKE THE CARD IN THE INSTRUCTION BOOK BUT ENDED UP MAKING HIM A STAND UP CARD INSTEAD.  FIRST I FOLLOWED THE DIRECTIONS IN THE MANUAL CUTTING A 9" BY 6 " PINK CARD, FOLDING IT IN HALF THEN TAKING A 6 BY 4 SHEET OF OF PATTERNED PAPER, GLUED IT TO THE INSIDE OF THE CARD THEN FOLDED THE EDGES INWARDS TO MAKE 2 TRIANGLES, THIS IS WHERE I GOT LOST IN THE DIRECTIONS BUT WHEN I REALIZED THAT THIS WOULD MAKE A GREAT BASE ON WHICH TO MOUNT FLOWER, I WENT WITH IT!!  I THEN CUT OUT THE FLOWER AND GLUED IT TO THE BACKROUND FLAT PIECE AND OF COURSE, HIGHLIGHTED IT WITH MY COPIC MARKERS.  AFTER I CUT OUT THE SENTIMENT I GAVE IT A QUICK GLUE JOB AND COVERED IT IN ART INSTITUTE GLITTER FROM COTTONWOOD, ARIZONA.  IF ANYONE COMES HERE FOR A VISIT BE SURE TO STOP IN AND SAY HI TO BARBARA AT THE ART INSTITUTE OF GLITTER IN OLDTOWN COTTONWOOD.  BARBARA NOW HAS SOME SATURDAY CLASSES SO STOP IN AND SAY HELLO, YOU WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED.  BARBARA SELLS GLITTER ALL OVER THE WORLD AND THEY EVEN USED HER GLITTER IN THE VICTORIA SECRETS FASHION SHOW!

DESIGN STUDIO IS A GREAT TOOL FOR SIZING CARDS TO ENVELOPES

IN THIS EXAMPLE I USED THE WILD CARD CARTRIDGE WHICH ACTUALLY CAME WITH MY EXPRESSION MACHINE AND I HAD FORGOTTEN HOW MANY CUTE PHRASES AND CARDS WITH ENVELOPES ARE ON IT.  THE PAPER IS SU, THE HEART IS CUT FROM THE LOVE STRUCK CARTRIDGE AND EMBOSSED WITH A CUTTLEBUG EMBOSSING FOLDER, FLORAL FANTASY.  THE RIBBON IS FROM WALMART.
USING DS I FIRST DESIGNED THE CARD TO BE 4" X 5".  USING THE 100% VIEW OPTION, I HELD THE CARD UP TO MY COMPUTER SCREEN TO FIGURE OUT HOW BIG TO MAKE THE ENVELOPE, USING THE FOLD CUT MARKS ON THE ENVELOPE TO FIT THE BODY OF THE CARD. THIS CAN BE A BIT TRICKY BUT IT DOES WORK, FOR THIS ENVELOPE I USED WC AGAIN AS WELL AS FOR THE SENTIMENT.  I CUT A MATCHING PRINTED SU PAPER TO PUT BEHIND THE HEART CUT OUTS ON THE FLAP OF THE ENVELOPE.

GREAT HOLIDAYS IN SAN DIEGO NOW BACK TO WORK

The first class of 2011 is being held this Saturday, January 8th at 12:30.  There is still space available so contact me for details at 928-649-8880. or cornvillcountrycrafts@gmail.com
I included a few mobils I made for the little girls in my life as Christmas presents.  They were so much fun to make using many of my Cricut Cartridges.